South Carolina felt burdened by a

federal tariff on manufactured goods.

TAXES!

RAISE PRICES!!!

Nullification~ States has

the right to veto; to get rid of laws that were

unconstitutional

Nullify~ to make illegal or

cancel out the laws

Main supporters

South Carolina

John C. Calhoun

The nullification crisis

pitted President Andrew Jackson

against John

Calhoun.

Webster

Webster a powerful voice for the

northeastern

manufacturing in

tersest responded to

Hayne first by

goading Kim into

making a passionate

claim for state fights.

Hayne

Hayne blamed the tariff of 1828 for

economic difficulties

is south Carolina.

He argued for

nullification.

South Carolina felt burdened by the

federal tariff on raw materials and

manufactured goods.

President Andrew Jackson believed

that the state was putting the nation in

Jeopardy.

Jackson tried to compromise by lowering

the tariff.

Eventually Henry Clay came up with a

bill to compromise the tariff.

Because of the federal tariffs South

Carolina threatened to secede from the

Union.

South Carolina ended up not seceding

from the Union after the compromise bill

was passed by Congress.